The Voice of Nettie Mudd

[RJNorton]

During the 1990's my wife and I flew from Key West to Ft. Jefferson by seaplane. It was a beautiful flight, and we spent a few hours at the fort. The flight was real low over shallow water; visible were all kinds of sea creatures, old shipwrecks, etc. It was so long ago that I don't recall clearly if we had a guided tour or just wandered around on our own taking pictures, etc. One thing I do remember is that the seaplane fare was quite expensive. Also, the time at the fort was too short.

Now that John is safely back, I will mention a reason we have mixed emotions on that trip. Within a year or two after our trip, one of these same seaplane flights from Key West to Ft. Jefferson crashed killing five people including the pilot. As I recall all of the others were members of the same family. Seaplane flights were suspended for a time, and Ft. Jefferson could be accessed only by boat.